Frank Wolfe
Articles By Frank
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Air ForceMeink Favors Multiple Competitions Within Programs, Examining Large ‘Heavy Press’-Type Industrial Investment
Secretary of the Air Force-nominee Troy Meink says that he favors multiple competitions over modernization programs’ lifetimes and an examination of direct, “big” investment in industrial capacity akin to the […]
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InternationalCanada Examining Alternatives to F-35A
Retired Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Lt. Gen. Yvan Blondin, who commanded the RCAF between 2012 and 2015, is advising Canada to curtail significantly the nation’s buy of Lockheed Martin [LMT] […]
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Air ForceEmbraer Sees Significant Market in United States
LISBON, Portugal–Brazil’s Embraer is looking to make significant inroads in the U.S. market, particularly with the company’s KC-390 jet tanker/transport. “We see how turboprop aircraft struggle to refuel fast jets,” […]
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InternationalPortuguese Air Force Analyzing Options for F-16 Replacement
LISBON, Portugal–While the Portuguese defense minister recently downplayed the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter as a candidate to replace the country’s 28 F-16s, the F-35 may still be in the […]
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Air ForcePortuguese ‘Rhinos’ Pleased with KC-390
BEJA AIR BASE (AIR BASE 11), Portugal–The Portuguese Air Force (PRTAF) received its first Embraer KC-390 transport in October 2023 and its second in June of last year, as the […]
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Air ForceDepartment of the Air Force Likely to See Gains in Fiscal 2026 Budget
As the defense community awaits the release of the Pentagon’s fiscal 2026 budget in the next month or so, the Department of the Air Force may stand to gain a […]
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InternationalChair of Danish Parliament Defense Committee Warns NATO Countries on Buy of U.S. Military Equipment
The chairman of the Danish Parliament’s defense committee advised NATO countries on Wednesday to avoid the buy of U.S. military equipment, including Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35s fighters. “As one of […]
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Air ForceSullivan, NORTHCOM Favor Increased Alaskan Deterrence Build-Up
Adak Island, the site of a former Navy base closed in 1997 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, may see military reuse to aid U.S. posture in the Indo-Pacific. […]
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Air ForceCanada Turns to Australia for NORAD Radar
Canada is turning to Australia for a more than $4 billion Arctic radar for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). The Canadian Over-the-Horizon Radar would leverage Australia’s BAE Systems‘ […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force and Navy Brief Trump and Congress on NGAD
Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) tactical air and land forces panel, said on Tuesday that he recently received a briefing from the […]